{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "A game is played with tokens according to the following rules. In each round, the player with the most tokens gives one token to each of the other players and also places one token into a discard pile. The game ends when some player runs out of tokens. Players $A$, $B$ and $C$ start with $15$, $14$ and $13$ tokens, respectively. How many rounds will there be in the game? \n\n$\\text{(A) } 36 \\qquad \\text{(B) } 37 \\qquad \\text{(C) } 38 \\qquad \\text{(D) } 39 \\qquad \\text{(E) } 40 \\qquad$\n___\nFull credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "description_html": "<p>A game is played with tokens according to the following rules. In each round, the player with the most tokens gives one token to each of the other players and also places one token into a discard pile. The game ends when some player runs out of tokens. Players  <span class=\"katex--inline\">A</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">B</span>  and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">C</span>  start with  <span class=\"katex--inline\">15</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">14</span>  and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">13</span>  tokens, respectively. How many rounds will there be in the game?</p>&#10;<p> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\text{(A) } 36 \\qquad \\text{(B) } 37 \\qquad \\text{(C) } 38 \\qquad \\text{(D) } 39 \\qquad \\text{(E) } 40 \\qquad</span> </p>&#10;<hr><p>Full credit goes to <a href=\"https://maa.org/\">MAA</a> for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the <a href=\"https://artofproblemsolving.com/\">AOPS</a> website.</p>", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 2, "problem_name": "2004 AMC 12A Problem 7", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/04_amc12A_p08", "prev": "/problem/04_amc12A_p06"}}